Childhood Obesity: Now Seen in 9 Month Old Babies January 13th, 2011 by BrianGrasso ~ 19 Comments 

 

Childhood obesity: the scary truth On December 15th, my “Yahoo News” alert sent a chilling email to my inbox.   The headline of the article was bleak:   One-third of 9-month-olds already obese or overweight   The article went on to offer more distressing facts:   - The path to obesity starts prior to children [...] read more

Missing the Point… Again July 18th, 2010 by KwameBrown ~ 12 Comments 

 

By Dr. Kwame M. Brown   It would help to read the following article before reading this post, but I will try to summarize below.   http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article1689463.ece   The title of the article: "Is PE a waste of time?", by Barbara Lantin of the Sunday Times.  Yet another provocative title.  I guess that’s useful, but [...] read more

IYCA Family Member Creates ‘True Youth Sports’ June 7th, 2010 by Sara Beth ~ 3 Comments 

 

Program Developed to Make a Difference in Youth Sports & Fitness   Determined to make a dent in local youth obesity rates, a Brampton fitness professional is launching what he calls the city’s first fitness camp designed exclusively to help children foster a lifelong love of healthy living.   "Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions [...] read more

150% Increase in Injuries August 6th, 2009 by Sara Beth ~ 41 Comments 

 

IYCA Member, Mike Howard, sent me a link to this incredible article.   I was floored.   Stunned.   And completely annoyed.   150% increase in injuries through Physical Education.   Read the article and then be sure to leave me your comments about why exactly you think this has become such a problem.   [...] read more